Text & Translation
Vom mitleiden Mariä
German source:
Friedrich von Schlegel
Weh über Weh ihr Herz empfand
Und Schmerzen über Schmerzen;
Das ganze Leiden Christi stand
Gedruckt in ihrem Herzen.
Sie ihren Sohn muss bleich und tot,
Und überall von Wunden rot,
Am Kreuze leiden sehen.
Gedenk, wie dieser bitt’re Tod
Zu Herzen ihr musst’ gehen.
In Christi Haupt durch Bein und Hirn,
Durch Augen, Ohren, durch die Stirn’,
Viel scharfe Dornen stachen,
Dem Sohn die Dornen Haupt und Hirn,
Das Herz der Mutter brachen.
Mary's suffering
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
she felt woe upon woe in her heart,
and sorrow upon sorrow;
all Christ’s suffering
was impressed upon her heart.
She had to watch her son
suffer on the cross, deathly pale,
his whole body red with wounds;
ponder how this bitter death
must have gone to her heart.
On Christ’s head many sharp thorns pierced
through bone and brain,
through eyes, ears and brow;
the thorns broke the son’s head and brain,
and the mother’s heart.
Vom mitleiden Mariä
German source:
Friedrich von Schlegel
Mary's suffering
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Als bei dem Kreuz Maria stand,
As Mary stood by the cross
Weh über Weh ihr Herz empfand
she felt woe upon woe in her heart,
Und Schmerzen über Schmerzen;
and sorrow upon sorrow;
Das ganze Leiden Christi stand
all Christ’s suffering
Gedruckt in ihrem Herzen.
was impressed upon her heart.
Sie ihren Sohn muss bleich und tot,
She had to watch her son
Und überall von Wunden rot,
suffer on the cross, deathly pale,
Am Kreuze leiden sehen.
his whole body red with wounds;
Gedenk, wie dieser bitt’re Tod
ponder how this bitter death
Zu Herzen ihr musst’ gehen.
must have gone to her heart.
In Christi Haupt durch Bein und Hirn,
On Christ’s head many sharp thorns pierced
Durch Augen, Ohren, durch die Stirn’,
through bone and brain,
Viel scharfe Dornen stachen,
through eyes, ears and brow;
Dem Sohn die Dornen Haupt und Hirn,
the thorns broke the son’s head and brain,
Das Herz der Mutter brachen.
and the mother’s heart.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
Poet
Friedrich von Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel was a German poet, literary critic, philosopher, philologist and indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figures of the Jena romantics. He was a zealous…